Titumir (original name Syed Mir Nisar Ali) was a leader of a peasant uprising in Bengal in the early 19th century (specifically the Barasat Uprising of 1831), which is often classified under the umbrella of the Indian Wahabi Movement due to shared reformist and anti-establishment elements.
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Asked in WBPSC CS Prelims 2015 · Topic: Social Religious Movement (Wahabi and Faraizi Movements; Deoband and Ahmadiyya Schools)
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